Moistening cover for containers



Feb. 16 1926. 1,573,479

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Patented Feb. 16, I925.

UNITED STATES JAMES W. CHRISTIE, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

MOISTENING- COVER FOR CONTAINERS.

To (All 10. 1 cm it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES IV. Cnms'rm, acitizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county ofHennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Moistening (lovers for Containers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to moistening covers for containers and is intendedparticularly for us in connection with jars for containing cigars ortobacco in other form. An object is to provide a cover which will sealthe jar in substantially air-tight manner and which carries absorbentmaterial which is in communication with the interior of the receptacleso that when the absorbent material is impregnated with a liquid themoisture which evaporates will reach the contents of the receptacle andprevent such contents from becoming too dry. Another object is toprovide a device of this character which can be readily assembled.

The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear inconnection with the detailed description thereof, and the novel featuresof my inventive idea will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which 30 illustrate some of the forms inwhich my invention may be embodied,

Fig. 1 is an elevational view showing one form of the moistening deviceapplied to a jar. Fig. 2 is a view of the device in vertical centralsection. Fig. 3 is a top plan View. Fig. 4 is an elevational viewshowing a modified form of fastening. Fig. is a view in vertical centralsection showing a modification. Fig. 6 is a View in vertical centralsection showing a further modification.

In the form of invention shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 I provide an upperdisc 10 of sheet material and a lower disc 12 also of sheet material butsmaller than the other disc. Absorbent material 14, such as a number ofdiscs of felt, is placed between the upper and lower sheet metal discs.These discs are secured together by a screw bolt 16 having a head 18engaging the lower disc 12 and a screw-threaded end engaging ascrewthreaded opening in a handle member 20 resting upon the uppersurface of the upper disc 10. This upper disc is of such size as to restupon the upper margin of a container and the handle member 20 containsa,

Application filed November 1, 1924. Serial No. 747,227.

groove 24 for engagement by a bail Qet secured to the container incustomary manner. lVhen the bail. is operated into clamping position thecover will be held tightly upon the top of the container. In the formshown in Fig. t instead of using a bail for securing the cover to thecontainer diametrically opposite cars 26 and 28 are secured to the upperdisc 10. The disc 26 is curved inwardly and may be attached to thecontainer in any suitable manner, while the ear is bent inwardly forengagement with the container and is then turned outwardly to provide alinger piece 30 by means of which the cover may be disengaged from thecontainer. In the form shown in Fig. 5 the lower disc 12' has adepressed central portion 32 which produces a cup-shaped disc. The upperand lower discs are secured together by a tube 3% which rests upon theupper margin of the lower disc and is secured thereto by a screw 36turned into the interiorly threaded lower end of the tube 3 This tubebelow the absorbent material 14 contains one or more perforations 38 andthe upper end of the tube above the 'disc 10 is exteriorly screwthreadedto receive interior threads on the lower end of a hollow handle member4.0 constructed in the form of a funnel and having its lower end restingupon the upper surface of the disc 10. In the form shown in Fig. 6 theabsorbent material 1% is cone shaped with its small end down and is heldbetween the upper disc 10 and the head 18 of a bolt 16 whose upper endis threaded into the handle member 20. The head 18 as shown may beenlarged to form a disc-like member for retaining the absorbent materialin place.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be obvious from theforegoing description. The absorbent material may be impregnated withwater or other suitable liquid in any convenient manner, as by dippingthe cover into the liquid. In the form shown in Fig. 5, a small quantityof the liquid may be poured or allowed to run into the funnel 40 withoutremoving the cover from the container. The liquid passes out of theperforations 38 into the well formed by the depressed portion of thedisc 12 and is absorbed by the absorbent material. lVhile any suitableabsorbent material may be used, I have found that discs of felt areparticularly efficient since the felt will retain the moisture for along period of time and gradually impart the moisture into the contentsof the container. Since the lower disc-like member is of smallerdiameter than the upper disc-like member, itis evident'that the moisturewhich evaporates will be readily imparted to'the contents of thecontainer.

I claim:

1. A moistening cover for jars comprising an upper disk-like member ofsheet material adapted to rest upon the top of the jar and seal thelatter, a lower disk-like member of smaller diameter than the top of thejar, disks of absorbent material between said disk-like members ofsmaller diameter than the top of the jar to expose the edges of saidabsorbent disks, a handle member resting upon the top of said upperdisk-like member, and a securing member passing through said absorbentdisks and through said upper disk-like member and attached to saidhandle member and to said lower disk-like member.

2. A moistening cover for jars comprising an upper disk-like member ofsheet material adapted to rest upon the top of the jar and seal thelatter, felt disks resting upon the lower surface of said upper disk andof smaller diameter than the top of the jar to expose the edges of saidfelt disks, a lower disk-like member underneath said felt disks, saidlower eisk-like member having a central depression to form a well, a

funnel member resting upon said upper disk, and a tube secured to saidfunnel member JAMES W. CHRISTIE.

